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Which generation of gaming do you prefer?

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Many of you here believe that games today simply aren;y as fun now as they were in the 16-bit SNES/Megadrive era. Some believe that Games have degraded in general sincelast generation and are more hopeful for the next. Retro is fun, but can it really compete with todays games?

So, which overall generation would you prefer to be playing games in?

Do you think games have changed...or that YOU have?

Do you like the current state of games?
 
Call me old-school, but I have lots of nostalgia for the Genesis days. For a while, it seemed like truly great games were being cranked out every month for years. Streets of Rage, Revenge of Shinobi, Phantasy Star II, the Sonic games, Shining Force I/II, Shining in the Darkness, Landstalker.....I still go back to these games from time to time. I find them immidiately engaging in ways many of today's games are not.

To answer the second question - I have changed quite a bit. Getting through colllege, getting married and having kids will do that to you. But my gaming tastes have not changed that much.
 
I'm a gamer that goes as far back as Coleco Vision, but I prefer the very generation we're in. The diversity of games and genres is so vast at this point that I can't imagine being in the limiting era of years past. Don't get me wrong, I love classic gameplay... but I just prefer it to be mixed in with my modern conveniences.
 
32-bit. between saturn and playstation, there are about 50 great 2d shooters. many of which are better than the best shooters of any other console generation. works for me.
 
So, which overall generation would you prefer to be playing games in?

8 or 16 bit. It really would be a coin flip to decide.

Do you think games have changed...or that YOU have?

Both. Games have changed is a no-brainer, but I've changed little. I've adjusted though (still like what I like, and don't get many new things anymore).

Do you like the current state of games?

Not particularly, but it gives me a great timeframe to go back and get some of the other stuff I've wanted to get/play through, so it's not that big a deal.
 
gaming is always getting better in my view... so i'd say this gen.
 
Hard one. But I'm gonna go with the N64/PSX days. I pent more time exploring the worlds within the games. Also found more value within each game.
 
So, which overall generation would you prefer to be playing games in?

Whatever is current (been playing games since colecovision too).

Do you think games have changed...or that YOU have?

Both. Obvious that games have changed. I've become more jaded than what I use to be, but I try to remain open minded. Last thing I want to become are those nostalgia blinded gamers who think *insert any old generation here* was the golden age of gaming.

Do you like the current state of games?

I don't like the increasing online focus of console gaming. If i want to play online, I'll do so on my pc. The one reason why I prefer consoles for the last few years is because of the abundance of diverse single player games. I sure hope it doesn't become like PC gaming, where there are only a few genres and are online oriented.
 
Retro can be fun, but yes the games don't hold up as well anymore. Even though games have advanced since the 8/16-bit eras, I think today's developers can learn alot from those games. and what made them fun to play.

What ever happened to the detective (sub)genre? I think the last game was Blade Runner for PC, but if you look back, there was Rise of the Dragon, Snatcher, and Deja Vu. I would love to see a current or next-gen treatment of this style of game.

What about beat-em-ups? Streets of Rage? Final Fight? Do these ring a bell to anyone at Sega or Capcom?!

Where are the Punchout , Shadowrun, Actraiser and Earthbound sequels? At least give us a spin-off! A knock-off! Anything!

Sega and Nintendo also need to wake up and make some decent hi-res 2d or pseudo 3d Sonic and Mario sidescrollers. 3D is good, but I still enjoy the 2d classics more than the current platformers.

So, which overall generation would you prefer to be playing games in?

I would prefer to being playing games this generation, but I want to see developers recognize the gameplay mechanics of yesteryear.

Do you think games have changed...or that YOU have?

I would say both. I've changed with the games.

Do you like the current state of games?

Somewhat. I think there is a lot of unnecessary emphasis on online games right now, when I'd much rather see devs spending more time touching up the SP aspects of games.
 
NES.

NES > ME> YOU > HEAVY METAL JESUS

I really hope I get a job making games in the future. I really want to bring 2D games to future generations.
 
I like either the current Generation or the 16 bit. I really like both becuase they each have different styles of games. I don't really like either 8-bit or the 32 bit generation. The 16 bit gen improved on the sidescrollers found in the 8-bit generation. The current geberation improved on the games found in the 32 bit generation.

as a games my taste seem to stay the same. So I don't think i changed that much.
 
i love the new generations because they are just that, but the best generation has to be the 8-bit. The nes and the sms are two of the best systems by far. The nes is by far the best but i would not put much ahead of the sms either
 
I think this generation is the best one yet. This generation probably has the most variety and the best gameplay. Best yet, the whole "There won't be anymore 2D games" scare was unfounded.

Games have changed but for the better. The only genre that I think that has been getting worse and worse over time are platformers. Mario 64 was great but its really helped destroy platformers. A lot of developers imitate them. The whole collect-a-thon theme is so worn out, its ridiculous. The genre thats improve the most has been racing. No more ugly Mode 7 racing games of the 16 bit era and no more "Lets make 50 tracks out of only 3 or 4 courses" of the 32 bit era (Ridge Racer, I'm looking at you). My tastes are a lot more varied. I used to be an action game nut so I used to wish that games were like the SNES/Genesis days. Now I like whatevers good and fun to play.

I like the state of gaming. I think games will get more varied. I do not believe in the "sky is falling" theories about how gaming is getting more and more homogenized. We're seeing more and more variety. If not, I think developers will go to handhelds. I think the DS and PSP will be the first generation of handhelds with a real respectable library, not just endless ports and half assed titles that plagued handhelds before. I'm anticipating the future of gaming. The worst times of gaming seems to be the time right after the launch and lasts for about 18 months.

Online games don't appeal to me but I think it has its place. I don't think its the future nor do I want it to become the norm. While its cool to claim to have online worlds boasting thousands of users at once, I'd rather play with people in the same room. I also didn't like how it seemed more and more games were becoming cinematic but I think that worry has been curbed.
 
So, which overall generation would you prefer to be playing games in?

32/64 bit and GBC with DC launch thrown in. 1997 through 1999 were the best years in gaming, IMO.

Do you think games have changed...or that YOU have?

Both. I'm less impressed with graphics now than I was earlier in this gen. I don't care what systems will be the most/least powerful next gen. I don't care about HD. I don't care about blu-ray. It is all expensive overkill to me.

Do you like the current state of games?

The current state is eh. This gen (post DC) has not been innovative, but derivative. The DS and the PSP (PSP less so as dual screens, touch screen are > than more polygons and pretty screen that smudges way too easily) are steps in the right direction.
 
The current generation.

The only thing I miss about bygone generations, starting at the 16-bit, is that my friends and I were still in high school; so outside of that we had nothing else to worry about.

Now life gets in the way, so playing games with friends is a rarity. :/

Hopefully Japanese developers will get their act straight and start releasing more on-line games for the PS3. My friends and I have always leaned towards that sort of thing, so we're more likely to play an on-line beat'em up as opposed to crap like Halo or Socom.
 
This gen, since all I really personally cared about of the 8 and 16 bit generations are Mario, Megaman, and Sonic, and I only found RPGs really interesting during 32-bit time, thinking back on how my games collection was set up. I've found a lot of variety in this gen (even though a lot of companies have been trying to push MATCHUUR down our throats)
 
jett said:
8-bit. NES + C64 = :D
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if they can get the C-64 generation's stories into next gen graphics I would be heaven!

For RPGs I like the C-64/ P166 eras

Sports this gen
 
my strongest nostalgie is with the 16bits era. I don't exactly know why.

I think that the 16 bitters and the present gen are the best so far.
 
Whatever's current.

This generation is a bit lacking in traditional RPGs, and Nintendo lacks their shine of yesterday. But I've gotten into PC RTS, WoW, and Sony's platformers have more than made up for Nintendo's (and Rare as well) shortcomings.
 
Overall, (at the time) I'd say I had more fun during the 32bit generation. It was the transistion from 2-d to 3-d that sucked me in.. I loved seeing the revolution.

But for single games, it'd be the 128bit generation (PS2), games like GT3, Smugglers Run, War Of the Monsters, Twisted Metal Black, Jak and Daxters. and John Carpenters The Thing. I had more fun playing those than any other single games.

EDIT: I'd like to add the PSP stands a good chance of taking my top spot... It just keeps looking better and better.
 
A few weeks ago I would have said 16 bit, with Super Metroid, Gradius 3, Gunstar Heroes, and Contra Hard Corps for my SNES and Genesis but having recently discovered a partner for Dr. Mario it's swinging back towards 8-bit.
 
the 8-bit is where its at, the games dont have great graphics but they are well designed and have the best replay of any others a a whole era, i know all systems have their great games, but i think the 8bit had the biggest majority of the total games were good games
 
I would have no problem staying in 16-bit forever. I play mostly 16-bit games anyways.

SNES is still better than the PS2 in my eyes. Genesis blows Xbox out of the water. Gamecube? Well, it's a little better than Turbo Grafx, but the Turbo Grafx will always have a place in my heart.
 
16 bit - SNES, Genesis, and Turbo were all amazing systems - many series reached their peak (all of Nintendo's most definitely, and the FF games) in this generation.
 
Early arcade style days for sure(atarti/Coleco/NES) , shallow? sure. But I just love the score attack style days of the quarter munchers.
 
N64/PSX/Saturn/DC

I chose this gen for the N64 games alone. Mario, Zelda, Goldeneye...so many firsts, and those are only a few examples of N64 games.

I like this gen the least; my interest has waned considerably even though it should be at an all time high. NES and SNES/Genesis are pretty much equal for me, though when nostaligia's removed, SNES/Genesis has the advantage.
 
For me, it's the games that decide it: 16-bit.

SNES: Super Mario All-Stars, Super Mario World, Contra III, Zelda: A Link to the Past, DK Country, Final Fantasy, F-Zero, Earthbound, Super Mario Kart, etc.

Genesis/Mega Drive: Sonic, Phantasy Star, Vectorman, Kid Chameleon, you know the rest ...

Turbo/PC Engine: Blazing Lazers, Gunhed, R-Type and the other millions of great shooters.
 
16 bit

Fighters, RPGs, Super Metroid, Sonic, Mario, Super Mario Kart, Faceball, ZAMN, sheesh/

There's just so many favorite games of mine from that generation.
 
RPG-wise? SNES days.

Everything else, probably 32-64 bit era. Maybe even this current gen.

One thing that doesn't ever seem to get destroyed is the constant ratio of bullshit software to absolute gems.. like a 9:1 ratio system. Before I die or the gaming industry completely wipes itself out, I hope that the ratio evens out or even reversed. However I know that it will never happen so I am not holding my breath :lol
 
16bit era of systems. Controls felt tighter then, world more magical. Minus few titles, mainly long worked on nintendo games, I just feel like its watch cutscene, press few buttons, mix and repeat, feeling like a video game not like a real world anymore. Gaming as whole feels artificial and fake, like it lost it's soul. I guess that is expected now that's its mainstream and doesn't feel like piece of art anymore. While movie genre still has quite few great indie, foreign flicks, this industry feels like it mostly shovels out The Pacifier's now to apeal only to 14 year old boy or those trapped in that mentality.
 
16-bit generation.


No such things as rent, mortgage, tuition, girls. Just games. Plus, the games in the arcade were actually mind-blowing, and actually worth a trip!!
 
I would say that this gen has probably been the best for games and variety but I enjoyed gaming during the N64 days. Those games (Mario 64, Goldeneye, Zelda etc) were just so much fun to me and the game worlds just seemed like a new world to explore. I don't get that feeling anymore at all but I know thats just me changing. I have become disinterested in gaming as of late but I am hoping Resi Evil 4 will help (comes out this friday!) The last game I had a great time playing was LoZ:WW and thats the reason I will always stay with Nintendo...they just make the most enjoyable games IMO.
 
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